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Exeggcute 11/12/19 9:29:04 AM #1:	https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQAtL71ueB8 Its not every day you encounter a kitten with two faces, even if youre a veterinarian whos highly experienced with all things feline. Dr. Ralph Tran had one of these rare encounters a little over three months ago, when a friend introduced him to a tiny kitten her cat had just given birth to. Tran was in the middle of a cross-country move from New York City to San Diego when he got a flat tire and, as he was waiting for help to arrive, he received an interesting text: his friends cat had just given birth to a Janus kitten. We were stranded just half an hour away from where [my friend] lived, Tran tells PEOPLE. The womans cat had rejected the all-black kitten, likely because of the little ones health condition, so the two-faced neonate would need round-the-clock human care to stay alive. Fortunately, Tran has plenty of experience caring for neonatal kittens, having previously worked at the ASPCA kitten nursery in Manhattan. He agreed to bring the kitten whom he promptly named Duo, for obvious reasons on the road with him to join the rest of his cat menagerie (he has eight other cats, plus a number of birds). Tran wasnt sure what to expect when he first laid eyes on the special-needs kitten. I really didnt know much about what condition she had, he says. I assumed she was a typical Siamese twin, but shes not. Duo has a very rare congenital defect called diprosopus, or craniofacial duplication she has one body and one head, but two faces, both of which are fully operational, Tran says. Both her mouths meow separately, and both noses are fully functional. She isnt the only cat to have been born with this condition: one two-faced cat named Frank and Louie lived to the ripe old age of 15 (he even earned recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records for being the worlds oldest Janus cat). But, sadly, most cats who are born this way dont live longer than a few days. After arriving at his new California home, Tran continued feeding his little patient every few hours Duo had to be tube-fed, and later syringe-fed, because she wouldnt drink from a bottle. Because she was snotty and sneezy, he also had to treat her for a series of respiratory infections. It became clear quickly that one of Duos eyes isnt viable, and because its a source of infection and irritation for her, she will need to have it removed when shes big enough to undergo eye enucleation surgery. Because of Duos special needs, its taken the fuzzball longer than usual to learn typical kitten behaviors, like how to walk, play, eat, and go to the bathroom without Trans assistance (she still wont use a litter box, so he keeps her in an enclosed area with wee-wee pads). Duo just didnt quite develop mentally like other kittens her age, Tran says. It was roughly around eight weeks of age, maybe nine weeks, when she started recognizing the other cats, toys, and me, he explains. Now she runs [over] when she sees me. Duo also recently began eating from a bowl, though she ends up wearing most of her food instead of consuming it. She gets into conflicts about which mouth gets to eat, because both mouths want to eat, he says. https://people.com/pets/duo-two-faced-kitten/ --- There are six of us <cite>Exeggcute posted [p:930023062] in Meet Duo, ... [t:78154368]...</cite> <quote>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQAtL71ueB8 Its not every day you encounter a kitten with two faces, even if youre a veterinarian whos highly experienced with all things feline. Dr. Ralph Tran had one of these rare encounters a little over three months ago, when a friend introduced him to a tiny kitten her cat had just given birth to. Tran was in the middle of a cross-country move from New York City to San Diego when he got a flat tire and, as he was waiting for help to arrive, he received an interesting text: his friends cat had just given birth to a Janus kitten. We were stranded just half an hour away from where [my friend] lived, Tran tells PEOPLE. The womans cat had rejected the all-black kitten, likely because of the little ones health condition, so the two-faced neonate would need round-the-clock human care to stay alive. Fortunately, Tran has plenty of experience caring for neonatal kittens, having previously worked at the ASPCA kitten nursery in Manhattan. He agreed to bring the kitten whom he promptly named Duo, for obvious reasons on the road with him to join the rest of his cat menagerie (he has eight other cats, plus a number of birds). Tran wasnt sure what to expect when he first laid eyes on the special-needs kitten. I really didnt know much about what condition she had, he says. I assumed she was a typical Siamese twin, but shes not. Duo has a very rare congenital defect called diprosopus, or craniofacial duplication she has one body and one head, but two faces, both of which are fully operational, Tran says. Both her mouths meow separately, and both noses are fully functional. She isnt the only cat to have been born with this condition: one two-faced cat named Frank and Louie lived to the ripe old age of 15 (he even earned recognition from the Guinness Book of World Records for being the worlds oldest Janus cat). But, sadly, most cats who are born this way dont live longer than a few days. After arriving at his new California home, Tran continued feeding his little patient every few hours Duo had to be tube-fed, and later syringe-fed, because she wouldnt drink from a bottle. Because she was snotty and sneezy, he also had to treat her for a series of respiratory infections. It became clear quickly that one of Duos eyes isnt viable, and because its a source of infection and irritation for her, she will need to have it removed when shes big enough to undergo eye enucleation surgery. Because of Duos special needs, its taken the fuzzball longer than usual to learn typical kitten behaviors, like how to walk, play, eat, and go to the bathroom without Trans assistance (she still wont use a litter box, so he keeps her in an enclosed area with wee-wee pads). Duo just didnt quite develop mentally like other kittens her age, Tran says. It was roughly around eight weeks of age, maybe nine weeks, when she started recognizing the other cats, toys, and me, he explains. Now she runs [over] when she sees me. Duo also recently began eating from a bowl, though she ends up wearing most of her food instead of consuming it. She gets into conflicts about which mouth gets to eat, because both mouths want to eat, he says. https://people.com/pets/duo-two-faced-kitten/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Garioshi 11/12/19 9:39:39 AM #2:	I'm on board with everything but the middle eyes. --- "I play with myself" - Darklit_Minuet, 2018 <cite>Garioshi posted [p:930023406] in Meet Duo, ... [t:78154368]...</cite> <quote>I'm on board with everything but the middle eyes. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Jagr_68 11/12/19 9:40:39 AM #3:	It's like a scrapped creature design from Bloodborne. I hope it's taken very good care of. --- New York Rangers [2004-2008] https://media.giphy.com/media/WvQHBYW0q4TuxdAg61/giphy.gif https://psnprofiles.com/Jaromiroquai68 <cite>Jagr_68 posted [p:930023443] in Meet Duo, ... [t:78154368]...</cite> <quote>It's like a scrapped creature design from Bloodborne. I hope it's taken very good care of.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Guide 11/12/19 9:42:27 AM #4:	Good cat, good cat dad. --- formerly evening formerly guide https://youtu.be/Acn5IptKWQU <cite>Guide posted [p:930023518] in Meet Duo, ... [t:78154368]...</cite> <quote>Good cat, good cat dad. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
-Unowninator- 11/12/19 9:47:09 AM #5:	I wonder if it has 1 or 2 brains? --- ''25 posts in and no one has addressed the orignal question. Also, I'm continuing that streak :P'' ~ Lord_Zenki Join the unknown: http://goo.gl/S75cmn <cite>-Unowninator- posted [p:930023702] in Meet Duo, ... [t:78154368]...</cite> <quote>I wonder if it has 1 or 2 brains?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Ruvan22 11/12/19 9:47:39 AM #6:	That other cat is like "Whoa.. are you seeing this?" <cite>Ruvan22 posted [p:930023727] in Meet Duo, ... [t:78154368]...</cite> <quote>That other cat is like "Whoa.. are you seeing this?"</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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